Chicago at the Global Crossroads

Welcome from the SAH 68th Annual Conference Co-Chairs

As we mark the 75th anniversary of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) founding, it is indeed fitting that we gather in the hometown of the Society’s headquarters in Chicago, a city situated at the global crossroads. Strategically located between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Valley system, Chicago grew rapidly with westward expansion after the 1803 acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. Becoming a major railway hub of the continental U.S. in the second half of the nineteenth century and international airway hub in the twentieth century, Chicago has always been closely connected to major currents in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. Read More

AIA/CES Learning Units

The Society of Architectural Historians is registered with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education system (AIA/CES) to provide learning units for participation in various events at the Annual Conference, including paper sessions, tours, roundtable discussions, and the SAH Chicago Seminar. To receive the correct number of learning units for your transcript, please provide your AIA member number when you register for the conference. Upon check-in at the conference, you will be given a participation form to be completed and then returned to the SAH Check-in/Information Desk at the conclusion of the Annual Conference.

Contact

If you have questions about the SAH Annual Conference, please contact Kathy Sturm at ksturm@sah.org
or 312.543.7243.